This article appeared in the Australian this weekend ...
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/sex-party-stands-out-in-lacklustre-field/story-fn59niix-1225904808930
"One minor party that has been prepared to go out on a limb is the Australian Sex Party, whose leader Fiona Patten has proposed an overhaul of Australia's censorship laws and called for fixed-term state and federal governments as a means of saving the nation many millions of dollars.
Earlier this week, Queensland-based criminologist Paul Wilson endorsed the Sex Party's radical new policy to decriminalise personal drug use. Relying on data from Portugal's four-year-old program of decriminalising all drugs for personal use, and the work of Ken Crispin QC in his new book, The Quest for Justice, this policy could empty our jails by 70 per cent and save us billions of dollars. "
Finally the masses are not just asking 'is this a joke?' or 'is this a parody party?' There seems to be a growing audience who sees that sex and its surrounding issues are at the core of everything in our lives ... in particular the 2 main things that govern our society - religion and politics.
If parties that are run by churches can exist, and be a significant part of the laws we are governed by, then balance can only help to represent those of us who don't feel reasonably represented by the current political options.
The debate on Sunrise felt like a turning point ... and every day feels like a little bit more ground is made.
With so few main options, and so many minor ones, who are you voting for on Saturday?
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